"Christmas Lights on a Palm Tree©"
Lyrics by M. S. McKenzie | Performed by American Storyteller Music, Protected by Copyright
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"Christmas Lights on a Palm Tree"
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
Snow's on the postcards, but not on Duval Street
We've got flip-flops, t-shirts, and sand beneath our feet
Santa's in sunglasses, riding in a fishing skiff
Waving at the cruise ships as they pass the reef
Key lime wreaths hang on every old Conch door
Steel drums playing carols by the harbor shore
Mallory Square's glowing at the sunset show
And the sky turns red like a Christmas bow
[Chorus]
We've got Christmas lights on a palm tree
Red, blue, and gold in the ocean breeze
Tinsel in the trade winds, laughter in the air
Ornaments swinging while nobody cares
'Bout a fireplace, 'cause we've got the sea
Singing "Feliz Navidad" in the 80-degree heat
Yeah, down in Key West, that's how it's gonna be
Spending Christmas with you and a lit-up palm tree
[Verse 2]
Southernmost Point's got a string of lights
Selfies and cocoa (or rum punch) tonight
A reindeer float bobs in the harbor tide
Boat parades of color as the anchors glide
Roosters strut by with their feathered pride
Caroling guitarists on the sunset side
From Caroline Street to old Whitehead Lane
Every barroom jingle's got a tropical refrain
[Chorus]
We've got Christmas lights on a palm tree
Red, blue, and gold in the ocean breeze
Tinsel in the trade winds, laughter in the air
Ornaments swinging while nobody cares
'Bout a fireplace, 'cause we've got the sea
Singing "Feliz Navidad" in the 80-degree heat
Yeah, down in Key West, that's how it's gonna be
Spending Christmas with you and a lit-up palm tree
[Verse 3]
Stockings hang loose from a bamboo rail
While a salty little breeze fills our homemade sails
We drift past the harbor where the houseboats glow
Each deck a tiny North Pole in a Gulf Stream flow
We trade snow angels for footprints in the sand
You slip a coral bracelet in my sunburned hand
Under mistletoe made of sea grape leaves
You kiss me soft as the trade wind breathes
[Chorus]
We've got Christmas lights on a palm tree
Red, blue, and gold in the ocean breeze
Tinsel in the trade winds, laughter in the air
Ornaments swinging while nobody cares
'Bout a fireplace, 'cause we've got the sea
Singing "Feliz Navidad" in the 80-degree heat
Yeah, down in Key West, that's how it's gonna be
Spending Christmas with you and a lit-up palm tree
[Instrumental Outro]
